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A summary of our services and an introduction to our staff.

We offer complete prenatal care, labor support, postpartum care, as well as family planning services, and gynecological procedures. In order to provide you with the best women’s care possible, we strive to remain current with the latest advances in obstetrical and gynecological medicine and to utilize specific techniques that are best suited to the individual needs of every patient. As a result, we have developed a reputation for excellence and medical expertise that is on the leading edge of obstetrics and gynecology.

For our obstetrical patients, The Birth Center's birthing rooms provide all the comforts of home. Included in the birthing suite are a Jacuzzi, private patio, private bathroom, fireplace, kitchen, and family waiting room. Come see for yourself why more and more women are choosing to labor and give birth in birth centers with a certified nurse midwife.

Whether you choose to have your baby in the hospital, with one of our providers, or in one of our lovely birthing suites, you will discover the difference that continuous, compassionate care of labor support at The Birth Center can make in your personal birth experience, for both you and your family.

Dr. Lynn D. Montgomery, OB/GYN, Perinatologist, and our midwives are here for you, giving you the security you need during your entire pregnancy, meeting all your pregnancy and postpartum needs.

Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D., OB/GYN, Perinatologist

Dr. Lynn Montgomery was born in Fargo, North Dakota, the son of a livestock commission man and raised in West Fargo. Following graduation from high school, he attended North Dakota State University, where he graduated with a major in Zoology and a minor in Chemistry. He then attended medical school at the University of North Dakota where he received his doctorate in medicine.

Following medical school, he did an internship in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, then his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. During his residency, Dr. Lynn Montgomery had the privilege of training under some of the top professors in the world in obstetrics, gynecologic surgery and infertility. While a resident, Dr. Lynn Montgomery was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, a national medical honor society.

Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Montgomery returned to his home state of North Dakota where he practiced general Obstetrics and Gynecology for 5 years. During his time there, he chaired a Department, developed a large infertility practice and had a very busy practice consisting of the entire spectrum of Obstetric and Gynecologic care. In addition, he also met and married his wife, Jolyn, who was coaching the volleyball team at North Dakota State University.

After practicing for 5 years, Dr. Montgomery returned to the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where he completed a two year fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Maternal-Fetal Medicine is a sub-specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology that encompasses care for high-risk or complicated pregnancies, prenatal diagnosis including fetal ultrasound, and critical care obstetrics for those pregnant patients who have the misfortune of ending up in an intensive care setting. During his fellowship, Dr. Montgomery engaged in research that earned him the Award for Research Excellence from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

During his career, Dr. Montgomery has served as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Dakota, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Minnesota.

Since completing his fellowship, Dr. Montgomery has continued to provide women’s health care for the full range of a woman’s life. He and his family moved to Missoula in 1998 because of the wonderful opportunities available in this area for family, friends, and education.

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Jeanne Hebl, Certified Nurse Midwife

Jeanne Hebl has been a Certified Nurse Midwife since 1985. She graduated at the top of her class from the University of San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital. Following graduation she worked at North Central Bronx Hospital, in Bronx, New York, which is a nationally reputable Midwifery service with midwives serving both the low and high risk clients. MDs were available as back-ups and consultants.

Jeanne’s next position was as a certified nurse midwife consultant in Ethiopia, Africa. During this 3 year position, Jeanne was part of a medical team responsible for many aspects of care for the rural, tribal peoples. She assisted in developing a traditional birth attendant (TBA) training program in which the local nurses were trained to teach the birth attendants in their respective languages and in a culturally sensitive manner. Funds were acquired to enable local nurses to teach different birth control methods to villagers, thus lowering the high pregnancy and mortality rates. Other responsibilities included bringing vaccines to villagers in an effort to reduce deaths of children due to common childhood diseases.

After Africa, Jeanne relocated to Whitefish, Montana, to help at the County Health Department in Kalispell and at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish. At this time she gave birth to her daughter.

Jeanne then relocated to East Glacier, Montana, to work at the Indian Health Hospital in Browning. For the next 3 years, Jeanne enjoyed assisting women with their births as well as with their prenatal care, well-women exams, and menopausal issues.

In 1994, Jeanne relocated to her current place of residence in Missoula, Montana. After several years in practice Jeanne chose to seek employment outside of Missoula working in Seattle with a urogynecologist for 1 year. Jeanne was then delighted to return to Missoula to work with Dr. Lynn Montgomery and participate in the development of The Birth Center. She also participates with the University of Montana, School of Nursing, in providing mentoring for registered nurse (RN) students.

Jeanne’s expertise includes caring for women throughout pregnancy, birth, and post partum. She is an advocate of natural childbirth, but also believes that women should have the option to take charge of their pregnancies and births according to their individual plans. Jeanne’s goal is to empower women by assisting with information and options. She also is skilled in well-women annual exams, birth control options, and peri and post menopausal care including alternatives to traditional medicine.

On a personal note, Jeanne is married and has two children—her daugter, Alina, and Eyob her Ethiopian adopted son. Her interests include family activities such as skiing, swimming, camping and hiking, as well as individual interests such as maintaining physical and emotional health through exercise and diet, mountain biking, cross country skiing, reading, and knitting.

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Anne Forcey, Certified Nurse Midwife

Anne Forcey pursued her undergraduate education at Winona State University. Her major course of study was Psychology with a minor emphasis in Women's Studies. She completed her Bachelor of Arts and graduated with the highest honors.

Upon accepting a job offer after college, she relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She worked full time for several years as case manager with a non-profit jail alternative program. She enjoyed her work as a court advocate but was still interested in women's health so she took prerequisite classes at night and subsequently enrolled in an accelerated nursing program at Marquette University. Upon completion of her registered nursing education, she was accepted to the Nurse Midwifery graduate program at Marquette. While in this program, she worked as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

Anne received her master's degree in Nurse Midwifery in 2008. She has special interests in nutrition, water birth, and individualized well woman care from adolescence through post-menopause.

Her personal interests include reading, independent films, swimming, yoga, and embroidery. She also has volunteered throughout the years for a women's resource center, a women's health center, and for a mentoring program. She is joined in Missoula by her fiancé.

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Katie Buser, Certified Nurse Midwife

Katie attained a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin in 2002. She worked in Jackson Hole, Wyoming as a medical/surgical nurse, and then a labor and delivery nurse for over 5 years. Following the birth of her son Burke, she was ready to continue her education and completed her master's degree in nurse-midwifery from the University of Utah in 2008.

Katie and her husband John have a 3 year old son, Burke, and a 6 month old daughter, Ella. Katie enjoys hiking, yoga, reading, and crafts. Katie and her family love the outdoors and are very excited to be returning to the west and the mountains. They believe Missoula will be an ideal place to live and raise their children.

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